From The BBC:

Bear robot rescues wounded troops

The US military is developing a robot with a teddy bear-style head to help carry injured soldiers away from the battlefield.

The Battlefield Extraction Assist Robot (BEAR) can scoop up even the heaviest of casualties and transport them over long distances over rough terrain

It is expected to be ready for testing within five years.

While it is important to get medical attention for injured soldiers as soon as possible, it is often difficult and dangerous for their comrades to reach them and carry them back.

(more here)

Here’s an idea..

How about giving the Teddy-Bot a Gun, and let it fight the oil wars against other Teddy-Bots, and then the troops can stay back in the states, preparing for the eventual Teddy-Bot revolution.